Hospital archive resources
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity has purchased music players, radio-controlled clocks and other special equipment to help patients with dementia to relax thanks to a generous £15,000 donation from a local charity. Ipswich-based SoundCure was set up a small group of friends led by Alex Howell in 2017 with the aim of raising funds to… Read more »
One of the first patients to benefit from a new minimally invasive prostate enlargement treatment at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has thanked the “fantastic” staff who cared for him. Tom Cunningham praised the urology team at Colchester Hospital for their “kindness, understanding and professionalism” after having the speedy Rezum steam… Read more »
The Trust which runs Colchester and Ipswich hospitals has received national recognition for the practical and emotional support offered to new international nurses and midwives. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is the first NHS Trust in the East of England to be awarded the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award. The award… Read more »
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity is inviting everyone to be part of a Welly Walk at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park. On Sunday 25 September you can stomp your way round an exclusive 5km walk at the farm in support of The Children’s Appeal at Ipswich Hospital. There will also be a shorter, buggy-friendly 1km… Read more »
The main outpatient entrance (entrance 6) and part of car park F at Ipswich Hospital will be closed this weekend (6 and 7 August 2022) to allow for some large equipment to be moved. A crane and some large vehicles will be moving healthcare equipment on and off site and the temporary closures will help… Read more »
Patients receiving cancer care at Colchester and Ipswich hospitals are told about their diagnosis sensitively, given easy to understand information about treatment and offered financial support and help with side effects, according to the results of a national survey. The 2021 Cancer Patient Experience Survey gave 420 patients who are receiving care from East Suffolk… Read more »
By 31 July 2022, the health service – including East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust – must comply with NHS Digital’s new national data opt-out policy. This means that patients can choose whether their confidential information is used for research and planning. If you do not want your information to be used in… Read more »
Listening to patients is crucial when it comes to their care. But it’s not just during treatment that clinicians listen to patient feedback – it also provides valuable information for new research studies into certain conditions. That’s exactly what happened when Nicola Marsden developed Long COVID. Nicola became ill with COVID-19 in April 2020. Before… Read more »
An orthopaedic surgeon at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has been elected to take on a highly prestigious national role to improve patient care and uphold professional standards in the world of specialist musculoskeletal surgery. Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mark Bowditch has been named vice president-elect by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and… Read more »
A grateful patient has praised the “heroes” at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) for the compassion and kindness they have shown during his treatment for cancer. George Paul was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2019. But the 82-year-old hasn’t let the illness stop him, and still plays golf regularly, swims… Read more »
A specialist service which gives patients potentially life-changing help to camouflage facial disfigurements, acne marks, scars, surgical wounds and other skin conditions has relaunched at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The skin camouflage clinic is run by Allison Weston, maxillofacial and plastic surgery nurse specialist / surgical practitioner, and gives patients… Read more »
Hospitals use hundreds of sharps boxes a year, but a scheme has been set up to recycle them to save plastic, money and reduce carbon emissions. Sharps boxes are used to dispose of needles, syringes, empty vials, razors and finger-pricking devices. Disposing of them safely is vital, and the usual method is for the entire… Read more »